title: Surgical procedures of the thorax.
abstract: Thoracic disease is common in cattle and is a significant cause for economic losses in the stocker and feedlot industries. In most cases, economic constraints limit diagnostic investigation and affect treatment options. Although medical management is, by far, the most appropriate therapeutic intervention in such cases, surgical management of some respiratory diseases can allow for profitable return to productivity. Surgical procedures of the thorax most often involve thoracotomy or pericardiotomy. Tracheal reconstruction and invasion of the mediastinum are rarely indicated in cattle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, 1800 Dennison Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA. danderso@vet.ksu.edu
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: St Jean
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008482:Mediastinum; D010492:Pericardiectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D013907:Thoracostomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary